BREAKDOWN: ‘Economics Will No Longer Be the Handmaiden of Politics’ – A History of the Cypherpunks, Feat. Jim Epstein
An enlightening conversation with Reason’s Jim Epstein, who just released a four-part YouTube documentary on the cypherpunk movement. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Jim Epstein i...
4 Nov 202046min
BREAKDOWN: A (Not Quite) Complete History of Money, Feat. Planet Money’s Jacob Goldstein
One of the hosts of NPR’s legendary “Planet Money” takes us on a whirlwind tour of some of the key moments of money history in the last 1,000 years. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io...
3 Nov 202040min
BREAKDOWN: Who Is Better for Bitcoin, Trump or Biden?
In a chaotic year of dueling recriminations and very different visions of the future, the real question of this U.S. presidential election is: Who is better for bitcoin? This episode is sponsored by ...
2 Nov 202015min
BREAKDOWN: By the Numbers – More Bitcoin Bulls Than Ever Before
A Long Reads Sunday reading of Grayscale’s recent “Bitcoin Investor Survey.” This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW diverts from our normal opinion ...
1 Nov 202017min
BREAKDOWN: The World Is Never Getting Off Government Stimulus
The Breakdown weekly recap looks at bitcoin buying by Iran, JPM Coin and the latest round of lockdowns coming to Europe. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. On this week’s ...
31 Okt 202011min
BREAKDOWN: Why Satoshi Chose Halloween to Release the Bitcoin White Paper
Was it an allusion to the Reformation or something to do with the ancient pagan tradition of Samhain? This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. One of the most powerful aspects o...
30 Okt 202015min
BREAKDOWN: Mirage Recovery – What ‘Record’ GDP Growth Tells Us About the Economy
The Department of Commerce’s new report shows 33.1% annualized growth in Q3, but does this really tell us much about the state of the economy? This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Ell...
29 Okt 202014min
BREAKDOWN: The ‘Everything Crash’ Is Coming? Markets Go Risk-Off as European Stocks See Worst Day in 5 Months
Stocks, oil, even gold are down on fears of resumed COVID-19 lockdowns, but bitcoin hodlers are keeping the faith. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. Today on the Brief: S...
28 Okt 202012min
